Congress
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Jim Banks introduces bill to end birthright citizenship by following Kavanaugh roadmap
Banks' legislation would codify Trump’s 2025 executive order declaring illegal immigration across the southern border an "invasion," and change the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude children of such "invaders."
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Trump ally Ronny Jackson announces bid for House Armed Services Committee chair next year
Jackson currently serves as chairman of the House Armed Services Committee's Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee, and as a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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McConnell hospitalization and Graham's death shrink the GOP's already slim Senate majority
Republicans currently have 51 seats without Graham and McConnell compared to 47 for Democrats
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GOP senators tell Blinken hand over Hunter Biden records, amid questions about role in laptop story
"Because your testimony is inaccurate, Congress and the public must rely on your records as the source for information about your dealings with Hunter Biden," the senators said.
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GOP House, Biden admin at standoff on requested Afghanistan withdraw docs, after deadline passes
The State Department said it has sufficiently responded to the committee's request.
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McCarthy accepts invitation to debt ceiling meeting with Biden: report
The president previously said he would be "happy to meet with McCarthy, but not on whether or not the debt limit gets extended."
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DOT to grant almost $1B to mitigate future warming, but slow to reduce infant deaths in hot cars
Infrastructure bill enacted in November 2021 required auto industry to install technology in new cars to prevent infant deaths in hot cars, but Sen. Richard Blumenthal says Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg isn't moving fast enough on the issue.
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Maryland Democrat Sen. Ben Cardin to retire
Cardin will speak more on the matter Monday afternoon.
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McCarthy says if Biden doesn't invite Netanyahu to US, he will
The Biden administration has been critical of Israel over its proposed judicial reforms.
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McCarthy reaffirms US commitment to Israel in Knesset speech, warns of China, Russia
McCarthy led a bipartisan congressional delegation with more than a dozen members.
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Sen. Ron Johnson says Antony Blinken 'lied boldface to Congress' over emails to Hunter Biden
"You cannot trust Joe Biden. You cannot trust Hunter Biden. You can't trust the Biden family," Johnson said.
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Amid rising cheating fears, House Republican seeks to make DC 'gold standard' for clean elections
The American Confidence in Elections Act would implement photo ID to vote and require post-election audits.
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Bipartisan bill removes outdated pejoratives from federal law
Legislation would remove more than two dozen uses of 'mentally retarded' from federal law and replace the outdated language.